West European Builders Merchants Market Report 2002

Analysis of each market includes:

• Market Data - size, trends and forecasts
• Product Mix - overview of key product sectors
• Supply Structures - major merchants (heavyside and lightside), shares, structures, buying groups.
• Country Profile - socio-economic background, construction data.
• Information Sources - major merchants, government statistics, websites etc.

The builders merchants industry has consolidated in recent years and there are now an increasing number of international merchant companies, though few have a significant Pan-European presence as yet. As the marketplace for building products becomes more international in nature, opportunities for multi-national merchanting organisations will arise, both in the UK and in other countries around Europe.

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REPORT CONTENTS

Report for FRANCE, GERMANY & BELGIUM/NETHERLANDS include the following:

COUNTRY PROFILE

• Review of key economic data - economic growth, consumer spending, inflation, population size, distribution and age mix, future prospects
• Construction market review - housing/non-housing, new build/repairs and maintenance - recent trends and forecasts, influencing factors.
• Trading issues - language, EURO introduction, product standards, electrical exhibitions, trade magazines etc.

MARKET SIZE/PRODUCT MIX

• Overview of total EU Builders Merchants market - market size, share by country, recent trends, forecasts for 2002/04.
• Analysis of Builders Merchants market by country - market size 1998-2004 - factors influencing market growth.
• Review of product mix - key product sectors of merchants market - share by major sector, trends.
• Future prospects for market - key factors influencing trends.

SUPPLY & DISTRIBUTION

• Review of merchants - major suppliers within each country, market shares split by heavyside and lightside, numbers of branches, recent trends, major buying groups, independents.
• Review of supply structure - level of fragmentation in market, role of multi-national merchant groups. Future changes in supply - acquisitions, organic expansion.
• Growth of e-commerce - influence on supply structure.
• Database of information sources - government information, major merchants, buying groups, trade associations, trade journals, exhibition organisers etc.